Where does “klóra” come from?

klóra (Faroese) comes from Old Norse klóra, from Old Norse kló, from Proto-Germanic klawō, from Proto-Germanic klawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

klóra (Faroese): to scratch

Definitions

  1. to scratch

Ancestry of “klóra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseklórato scratch, scrawl; to scrawl, scratch
2Old Norseklóclaw, talon
3Proto-Germanicklawōclaw
4Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klawjaną →
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